About Improving PDHPE

Improving PDHPE provides clear, syllabus-aligned resources for NSW Stage 6 PDHPE, Health and Movement Science, and Community and Family Studies.

The website is designed to support teachers and students by making course content easier to understand, organise and apply in assessment and examination settings.

Stage 6 courses can be demanding. Teachers are often balancing content delivery, assessment preparation, marking, reporting, sport, wellbeing responsibilities and school deadlines. Students are expected to understand complex ideas, use syllabus terminology, apply examples and write clearly under exam conditions.

Improving PDHPE exists to make that process more manageable.

The aim is to provide structured resources that reduce unnecessary workload for teachers while helping students build stronger understanding of the course.

Why Improving PDHPE exists

Improving PDHPE began in 2014 with a focus on supporting PDHPE teachers and students through clearer learning resources.

Since then, the purpose has remained consistent: to help teachers save time and help students understand course content more deeply.

The resources are created with the realities of senior teaching in mind. Teachers do not always need more information. Often, they need information that is already organised, clearly explained and practical enough to use with students.

Students also need support that goes beyond memorising content. They need to understand how ideas connect, how examples strengthen responses, and how syllabus language can be used accurately in assessment and examination answers.

Improving PDHPE is built to support both needs.

Built from teaching experience

Improving PDHPE has been shaped by classroom, faculty and school leadership experience.

Across roles including Leader of Learning, Sports Coordinator, Leader of Wellbeing, Leader of House and Director of Administration, I have seen how demanding teaching can be, particularly when senior courses are combined with additional responsibilities.

That experience influences the way the resources are designed. They are intended to be clear enough for students to use independently, while still being detailed enough to support teacher planning, revision and assessment preparation.

The goal is not to replace teacher judgement. It is to provide reliable support that teachers can adapt to their own classes and school context.

Supporting Health and Movement Science

Improving PDHPE is now being rebuilt to support the new NSW Health and Movement Science syllabus.

The new website provides free base content organised by:

• course
• key inquiry question
• syllabus dot point.

This structure is designed to help teachers and students see where each topic fits within the course and how different parts of the syllabus connect.

As the website continues to grow, Improving PDHPE will develop resources to support:

• Year 11 course understanding
• Year 12 Trial and HSC preparation
• sample responses and marking guidance
• revision and examination preparation
• teacher-ready resources
• school and faculty implementation.

The focus is on practical support that helps teachers manage the new syllabus and helps students develop stronger understanding and response-writing skills.

How teachers can use Improving PDHPE

Teachers can use Improving PDHPE to support:

• lesson preparation
• pre-reading
• class discussion
• homework
• revision
• student catch-up
• assessment preparation
• examination preparation
• response-writing support.

The website is designed to sit alongside school programmes, teacher expertise and official syllabus documents. It gives teachers a structured resource they can refer students to, draw from, adapt and build upon.

How students can use Improving PDHPE

Students can use Improving PDHPE to strengthen their understanding of the content they are studying in class.

The resources are written to explain concepts clearly while still maintaining the depth needed for senior study.

Students are encouraged to use the website alongside:

• class notes
• teacher feedback
• assessment notifications
• syllabus documents
• practice questions
• sample responses.

The aim is to help students understand course content, make connections between ideas and develop more confident written responses.

Our approach

Improving PDHPE resources are built around five key priorities.

Syllabus alignment
Resources are organised around NSW course structures, key inquiry questions, syllabus dot points and relevant terminology.

Clear explanations
Content is written to make difficult ideas easier to follow without removing the depth required for Stage 6 learning.

Practical use
Resources are designed to support teaching, homework, revision, assessment preparation and student catch-up.

Response development
Students are supported to connect content, examples and syllabus language in ways that strengthen written responses.

Workload support
Teachers are supported with structured resources that can reduce preparation time and provide a clearer pathway through the course.

Independent educational resource

Improving PDHPE is an independent educational resource provider.

It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, approved by or operated by NESA, the NSW Government or any other government authority.

Teachers and students should continue to refer to official syllabus documents, school assessment information and teacher guidance when making decisions about course requirements.

Start exploring

You can begin by exploring the free Health and Movement Science content on the website.

As new resources are released, Improving PDHPE will continue to support teachers, students and schools with practical, syllabus-aligned resources for Stage 6 learning.

For enquiries, feedback or school/faculty resource questions, please contact:

Email: [email protected]